desconfianza

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old Spanish des-

Spanish des-

Spanish confiar

Latin -antia

Spanish -anza

Spanish confianza

Spanish desconfianza

From des- + confianza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deskonˈfjanθa/ [d̪es.kõɱˈfjãn̟.θa] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /deskonˈfjansa/ [d̪es.kõɱˈfjãn.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -anθa (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -ansa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: des‧con‧fian‧za

Noun

desconfianza f (plural desconfianzas)

1. mistrust, distrust

   Synonyms: recelo, suspicacia, aprensión

Related terms

• desconfiar

Further reading

• “desconfianza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025